All Chapters of The Raven Wolf King: Wolfless: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

I never thought this would be my fate, that this would happen to me. All I ever wanted was my mate—my fated one. It was the only hope of finally feeling loved. “I’m sorry, but I… can’t be with you. I reject you…” After those words left his lips, I don’t recall anything else that was said. Only those words echo in my head, and my heart feels shattered into little pieces. He didn’t even get my name, nor I his. He rejected me the moment he saw me in the garden—the moment we realized we were fated mates. I didn’t have a chance. The instant those words left his lips, I turned and walked away, lost in pain, dazed. It’s been about an hour now, and I’m still trudging through the rain along a desolate road. I have no idea how I got here, or even where here is. The dark street flares with sudden light as a black car pulls up beside me. The window slides down, and Ronan’s voice cuts through the rain: “Valeria! What are you doing? Where have you been?!” My father’s Beta stares at me, his fa

Raphael I’m swallowed by shock. I never thought I’d see her again. I watch her beautiful figure turn and run upstairs into the hall. “Raphael?” Urien, my Beta, startles me out of my trance. “Are you okay?” I force myself to compose and start walking. “Yeah.” I pass beneath the veranda, where people watch from the top floor, and step into the grand ballroom. “A smile would suit you from time to time, Raph,” Emmet chuckles, now following behind me with Antonio and Dorian. The corner of my mouth lifts with a twitch. “There, happy?” “Never the fucking mind,” he mutters, brows furrowed. “It’s creepy.” We come up to Finn and Tobias. “Father not here yet?” I ask. “No,” Tobias responds. He doesn’t even look at me and it’s not a surprise. We don’t get along. Finn chuckles. “I knew war would be the only thing to bring us all together again.” Tobias mutters, “Raphael is the only one who’s always too busy to see family.” I correct him. “Not too busy, just don’t really care unless it

Valeria “Hm… you have a dirty mouth.” “What do you want?” Raphael’s hand closes gently around my chin, guiding my face up to meet his eyes. “Don’t run from me again.” He’s not even answering my question. “You should know better than to run from an Alpha.” “What? What do you want?” “I wanted to speak with you, but now…” He pauses, slowly nuzzling his nose near my ear, whispering, “I want you on your knees… taking me all in.” I’m shocked, yet the image flashes in my mind, and my knees grow weak. My body doesn’t resist the thought. No, I shouldn’t be reacting like this to him. “Why would you say such things? You made it clear when you rejected me. You don’t want me.” “Oh… I want you. And that’s the problem.” I close my eyes and turn away. His words don’t match his actions. When I finally dare to look back, his gaze slides down my body. That’s all he wants, my body. And if I don’t escape, this man will claim me. Be bold, Valeria. You might be wolfless and inconsequential to this

Valeria Raphael’s nose presses against my ear. I hear him breathe, and the warmth of his breath tickles me. It makes me want to press against him. His hand slides around my neck, resting gently under my jaw. He lifts my chin, and I feel his lips trace slowly down my neck, warm and soft against my skin. “Stop,” I whisper. But I don’t want him to stop—or at least my body doesn’t. I feel his nose skate to the back of my neck, and then he takes in a long breath. “Raphael? That’s your name?” I ask. “Yes.” His eyes seem to darken when I speak his name. “Why are you doing this?” He pauses but doesn’t part from me. “I don’t know. I don’t know what I’m doing. I shouldn’t be doing this. I meant what I did, what I said that night.” I begin to understand and mutter, “Because… it’s not you.” His brows come together in confusion, but then realization hits him. “It’s my wolf. He… wants you.” He closes his eyes, pressing them with anger. “But you rejected me, so there’s nothing here for you

Raphael “FIND HIM! If anyone lets this fucker get away, I’ll have your head!” Father and I are in the medical room where the doctors have taken Mother into surgery, but it’s me shouting at our men. “How could this happen?! How did anyone get inside her Room?! Where’s the fucking Guard? Get him! Bring him to me!” Dad sits with his hands covering his face. I’ve never seen him like this. He’s always composed, no matter the challenge. But during the meeting, he suddenly began to grunt, uneasy. He could feel something was wrong, though he didn’t know what. I’m sure he was sensing Mother’s distress. I pace back and forth. “When are they telling us how she’s doing?! Goddammit!” This is why I want to take her. She’s not safe here. Tobias and Finn arrive. “What happened?” Finn asks. “Someone tried to kill my Mother,” I spit out. “How? Who?” “Yeah, I wonder who, too?” I glare at Tobias. “What the fuck are you insinuating?” Tobias shouts. “This happened before! And I’m sure your Moth